Salem Film Fest is happy to be collaborating with Marblehead High School on some of this year’s Blog Posts and we are grateful to MHS Teacher Connor Ryan who has been working with his students in exploring this year’s festival.
Honey Colored Joy
by Summer Genovese
My size six, freshly shined, leather dress-shoes are under a half inch of water, my dad’s loafers the same. I scamper through the pouring rain, one of my father’s steps for three of my own. We have just left my newly nine-year-old older sister and my mom for their makeovers after our full-family tea party at the Four Seasons. Anticipation thrums in the wet air; my dad and I have a movie to catch. Entering the subway, we are astonished by the steady stream of water accumulating. I look up to my dad as he feverishly searches his pockets for his metrocard. An MBTA worker waves us through the flooding turnstile, a wide grin splashing across his face.
Wet, worried moments pass by. Finally, we take our seats with the popcorn and candy we wordlessly agree mom won’t hear about. Once again, I look up to my dad and meet his gaze. I see his white teeth shining blue, illuminated by the opening credits on the screen, as he shares a seldomly shown smile. The bubbly intro music replaces the sound of popcorn crunching, our eyes turn to the front of the room. I shimmy down in my seat, snatch a handful of buttery goodness, and a feeling of honey colored joy washes over me.
My soft silk-lined dress sticks to my skin along with the feeling of honey colored joy.
